Contents Introduction Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel 1. Vodun and Social Transformation in the African Diasporic Experience: The Concept of Personhood in Haitian Vodun Religion Guérin C. Montilus 2. Shadow-Matter Universes in Haitian and Dagara Ontologies: A Comparative Study Réginald O. Crosley 3. Broken Mirrors: Mythos, Memories, and National History Patrick Bellegarde-Smith 4. Of Worlds Seen and Unseen: The Educational Character of Haitian Vodou Claudine Michel 5. Vodun, Music, and Society in Haiti: Affirmation and Identity Gerdès Fleurant 6.

Vodoun, Peasant Songs, and Political Organizing Rénald Clérismé 7. From the Horses' Mouths: Women's Words/Women's Worlds Claudine Michel, Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, and Marlène Racine-Toussaint 8. Rainbow over Water: Art, Vodou Aestheticism, and Philosophy Marc A. Christophe 9. A Reading of the Marasa Concept in Lilas Desquiron's Les Chemins de Loco-Miroir Florence Bellande-Robertson 10. Herbs and Energy: The Holistic Medical System of the Haitian People Max-G. Beauvoir Conclusion Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel Appendix: Table of Haitian Lwa Bibliography List of Contributors Index.